air force civil engineer support agency

2000 Civil Engineer

Unit Education & Framing
Managers Workshop

COVER Train

MSgt Ron Brown
HQAFCESA/CEOT

HQ Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency
Providing the best tools, practices, and professional
support to maximize Air Force Civil Engineer

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GENERAL INFORMATION

ADD MODEL

UPDATE

PROJECTIONS

DEMONSTRATION

• COVER Train , What is it?

•Contingency, Operations, and
Vocational Engineer Review Training

•"Cargo train" concept

- Engine (software) +13 Cars (AFSs)

"Local line"- CD ROM (excludes QTPs on

CD)

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Express line"- DVD ROM

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What are the main facets?

- Reliability*Stability*Simplicity*Capacity*Clarity

•What are its expected benefits?

- One-stop-training

- Monumental cost savings (immediate ROI)

- Simple to navigate/use

- Time redemption via automatic record keeping

- Decentralized learning ("anywhere training")

- Limited need for supervision

- Simple to manage, update, & distribute

- Fast delivery

- High self-motivation to learn

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•What are some general features?

- Hybrid Functionality

- Robust Management System

- Expandable Applications

- Culturally Adaptable

•What are some specific
capabilities?

- Auto e-mail information transfer

- Auto updates for forms, records, and documents

- Bar-code reading

- Personal organization system

Application Development &
Distribution (ADD) Model

TASK STATUS DATE

•Develop Management Plan Complete Feb 99
•Develop Sample Complete Mar 99
•Develop Prototype Complete May 99
•Develop Alpha Version Complete Feb 00

•Begin Alpha Test Complete Mar 00

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TASK

STATUS DATE

In Progress

•Collect Alpha Feedback
May 00

•Refine Alpha to Beta In Progress Aug 00

•Begin Beta Test
•Collect Beta Feedback
•Refine Beta to Ver 1.0
•Distribute Version 1.0

Aug 00

- Oct 00

- Nov 00

- Jan 01

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THE UTM'S ROLE IN

COVER Train

♦ TRAIN THE TRAINEES & TRAINERS

♦ SUBMIT RECOMMENDED CHANGES
TO THE MAIN TRAINING ENGINE

♦ SUBMIT SMEs' RECOMMENDED
CHANGES TO TECHNICAL INFO
(CARGO)

♦ KEEP THE UNIT INFORMED

DEMONSTRATION

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